Muni Measure’s Failure and the Future of San Francisco Transit
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The fact that the measure was not "shellacked" is a testament to how much the people of San Francisco care about public transit, depend on it, and want it to be better.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- It bears repeating: Action on climate is urgently needed now, not in ten years (IPCC)
- High temperatures led to BART train derailment (LA Times)
- Air Resources Board holds hearing on CA climate plan (Federal News Network)
- Closed-door CA budget negotiations focus on energy (CalMatters)
- Biden’s push for gas tax suspension puts pressure on CA legislators who know it’s a bad idea (Sacramento Bee)
- Transportation, labor, business, and environmental groups all agree that it’s not a good idea (Smart Cities Dive)
- Oakland approves redesign for street where a bike rider was killed (Oaklandside)
- Insurance coverage for e-bikes is still figuring itself out (Reuters)
- E-bikes are taking off as a climate solution (Inside Climate News)
- LA County figures out how to legally transfer Bruce’s Beach back to the Bruce family (LA Times)
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Long-Promised Bike Lanes on the Spring Street Bridge Could Be Coming Soon
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"We are still intending to stripe the bike lanes on the Spring St Bridge even though the project contract itself is completed."
Commentary: Look to Amsterdam, not Antioch, for OakDOT’s New Director
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Only a morally confused person would suggest years of "equity" outreach is required over whether to install infrastructure that prevents people from getting killed or maimed
Talking Headways Podcast: What Cities Gain by Removing Parking
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Oregon plans to reduce parking regulations in cities. What can we learn about the effect of parking lots on urban heat islands?
These U.S. Communities Are Making Safety Progress After Jaywalking Reform
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The Black Lives Matter protests and the pandemic have dramatically shifted the terrain around policing. As a result, the last two years have brought about the first serious rethinking of jaywalking laws in a century, challenging a practically universal American rule that dates back to some of the earliest auto industry lobbying campaigns. Here's what happened next.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Tired of hearing about climate change? (IPCC)
- Study says people need the facts to be repeated (The Guardian)
- So read the report already (IPCC)
- Who is paying for research on carbon capture? (LA Times)
- CA has underfunded school buses for years (LA Times)
- State lawmaker wants audit of San Jose transit agency (The Bond Buyer)
- LA Metro says public prefers rail in a tunnel under the freeway through Sepulveda Pass (Mass Transit)
- The racist legacy of Prop 13 (EdSource)
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Today: Insurance Committee to Consider Bill That Could Kill Bike-Share
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This (Wednesday) afternoon, the California Senate Insurance Committee will consider a bill whose author, Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), claims its aim is to protect pedestrians - but which would instead kill bike- and scooter-share systems in California.
Council Gives Final Nod to Ordinance that Bans Sidewalk Repair, Sale and Storage of Bicycles on Public Property
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"If you have an issue with one or two people, you take it up with them. You don't pass a law that's going to make everyone's lives worse."
Hearing on 14th Street Safety Project Comes on Heels of Another Tragedy
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Oakland lawmakers unanimously approved a safe-street redesign for 14th Street in downtown Oakland, but the approval follows a completely avoidable tragedy.
Opinion: Banning Scooters is Not a Safety Strategy — It’s Broken Windows Policing
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St. Louis banned electric scooters following a wave of recent gun violence and traffic safety concerns. The only problem? There's no data that shows that scooters were involved in anyone getting hurt.